I too received a call from a LaShonda back on Friday August 16, to come in for an interview on Monday August 19. She was very pushy and she called me several times at work, home and on my cell phone. I finally agreed to go in that Monday and was very surprised to see the group of people waiting in the lobby all asking for Joe Rupert. When Joe finally came down, he took us up to an empty conference room and explained it was a group orientation and that he was sorry he couldn't answer all of our questions.
He also apologized for the lack of one-on-one and said that if called back, it would be more personal. He asked the questions that were mentioned by others. Three weeks later I got a call too from Glen Smith saying that they wanted to make an offer. I went back in and found it a little strange that when candidates were coming in for jobs for other companies in the building, the receptionist would call their interviewer. However, for Receiver, they would call no one, but tell you to have a seat and wait.
Chris Price finally came and took me to an empty office where he asked me about my past job assignments. When I told him, he told me he wasn't interested in detail, only in whether I was accustomed to working in groups or alone. I then asked him what he did at the company as I was initially told that I was meeting with the VP of IT by Glen Smith. Chris, however, told me that he was a file clerk who was also responsible for hiring. This too seemed strange, but I thought overall the opportunity sounded good as they tell you that you have to cross-train throughout the company and learn all aspects of the company. I paid the $450 for the training. After I left and gave it more thought, I thought it sounded fishy. I called back the next day and told him I'd had a change in career plans and wanted a refund. I told him that I had not downloaded the software and would return it accordingly.
He told me to call a Mark Warren, who was the VP of the company and that he would refund my money. I called and called and then realized all of the numbers were merely answering services and all of the people who did the calling did so on cell phones. I then contacted my credit card company and the attorney general and the better business bureau. My credit card company told me to attempt to send the "training materials" back. I did so along with a return receipt. The package came back saying, "Return to sender, addressee moved and left no forwarding address." Luckily though, I had paid by credit card and was able to get my money back.
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